Did Muldoon Duck McMahon?

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On March 22, 1881, Greco-Roman World Wrestling Champion William Muldoon met Collar-and-Elbow World Champion John McMahon at the Terrace Garden in New York City. Muldoon and McMahon met in a best-two-out-of-three-falls match. The first fall was conducted by Greco-Roman rules. The second fall would be contested using collar-and-elbow rules. Novissimus casus definiendus est per id quod est The New York

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William Muldoon Defeats Local Wrestler

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William Muldoon, Mundus Champion palaestrica in Graeco et Romano cultu corporis et in vicem, ad Los Angeles in Tuesday, April 15, 1884 Fred palaestrae loci, ut facies Bauer. Et par est ut factum est in locum Turnvereine Hall in Los Angeles. Muldoon was so confident of victory that he stipulated that he would throw Bauer ten times within an hour or he

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William Muldoon Promotes Health System

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In testamento ad visionem, et prudentia eius, Mundi Wrestling Champion William Muldoon parabat esse idoneitatem etiam dum lanista ad altitudinem suae potentiae, ut a luctator. Muldoon tenetur a patrocinium 1880 donec in solitudinem secessit 1890. In diebus eius ascendit, he often gave exhibitions to attract attention to his way of training. The Saturday,

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Gulielmus, ut sit in eo paravit vasa Muldoon Champion

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In 1880, William Muldoon would become World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion in the Greco-Roman style after defeating Thiebaud Bauer, the reigning champion. Before he would accomplish this feat, Muldoon had to pay his dues and prepare for the title tilt with Bauer. In 1876, Muldoon caught the attention of former bare knuckle prizefighting world champion John Morrissey. Morrissey was a former

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Evan “The Strangler” Lewis Available

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I recently finished Evan “The Strangler” Lewis: The Most Feared Wrestler of the 19th Century. Evan Lewis was a skilled submission expert during the legitimate professional wrestling era although he did take part in a couple prearranged matches. In January 1886, Evan Lewis used his dreaded stranglehold on Sorakichi Matsada. According to several newspapers, Lewis attempted to “suffocare Sorakichi to

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William Muldoon, Physical Culture Legend

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Primum quod scriptum est in vita Ioannis Muldoon Willelmo L. Sullivan, ultimum uero nudum tesseras heavyweight. Sullivan ushered in gloved boxing by refusing to take part in any more bare knuckle bouts. Peperitque maior incedit melior Novissima autem factum est per talos ad Jake Kilrain in Sullivan 1889. Odds were against Sullivan, a binge drinker indulging heavily between bouts. Fuit

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